Jade's hope

Jade Goody is given hope with "miracle drug"

Jade Goody has been give a glimmer of hope with the treatment of a new "miracle drug". The reality TV star, who is fighting for her life since being told that her cancer had spread to her bowel, groin and liver, will begin a two-month course of Topotecan.

Jade said:

"It has given me a glimmer of hope."

The drug, also known as Hycamtin, is usually given in advanced cases of cervical cancer. Jade was told by doctors at the Royal Marsden Hospital where she has been receiving treatment, that she would start on Topotecan after conventional chemotherapy failed. But the star will continue with chemo while taking the medication.

Her publicist Max Clifford said of the drug:

"People in the same situation who have taken this drug have seen encouraging results.

"The information that was given to her left her thinking there was no way forward.

"But this has given her a glimmer of hope. At the end of the day she is a young woman with two children and she is going to do everything in her power to prolong her life."

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